al Revolution was to purge the government of counter-revolutionary, bureaucratic, and capitalist individuals. It was carried out at first in the press and then in a series of mass demonstrations by various groups, including the Red Army, promoting Maoist anti counter revolutionary behavior. The Revolution based itself almost entirely on the "concept of the Socialist Man: individuals were organized to denounce family members, factory bosses, teachers, professors, and all others who had voiced or advocated so called counter-revolutionary ideas" (1). These denounced individuals were required to publicly confess their mistakes, usually by marching in mass demonstrations with their "mistakes" written on a placard worn around their neck.
             There was considerable evident inter party opposition to the Cultural Revolution. On one side was the Mao-Lin Biao group, supported by the PLA (People's Libration Party, created by Mao to ensure a power base outside the Party), on the other side was a faction led by Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping, which had its strength in the regular party machine. Premier Zhou Enlai, while remaining personally loyal to Mao, tried to mediate or to reconcile the two factions.
             The Eleventh Plenum of the Cen
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